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Topic: Shetland Glass vase (Read 3887 times)

Saw this small vase this morning and snapped these photos as I had never heard of Shetland Glass before. Britains most northerly glassworks I presume.....

The vase was quite nicely made, thinly blown, with trailed glass and chips marvered in to form the decoration, about 4 inches tall, ground and polished base.

While chatting to Ron Wheeler about the vase (he had seen it earlier) he told me that Shetland Glass was started by Chris Rouse with the help of a government grant some time in the early to mid 1980s. Rouse had previously been a glass blower at Isle of Wight Studio Glass. It seems that Shetland Glass did not last for long. Anyone have any more info?

There's nothing in "Scotland's Glass", the book, there's nothing in the new Hajdamach. I haven't investigated Scotland's Glass the website yet.It's a lovely thing, John - I'm having a vague wonder if this might be related to the stoppered bit Chilternhills is currently trying to id?

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Cheers, Sue (M)"The really smart people know enough to know that there's too much that they don't know for them to be arrogant about the little they do know." Prof. Ron Davis OMF

Sorry Sue, I should of mentioned I looked in Scotland's Glass and on Scotland Glass but drew a blank. Didn't think to try Hajdamach though!

Rose, that is a contemporary maker of fused and slumped glass by the look of it, sadly no connection I guess. What a happy coincidence that there is another Shetland Glass item on ebay at present (and with a box that is very IoWSG in style - thanks Ross).